Steven Tyler Calls Kiss ‘A Comic Book Rock Band’

Aerosmith'sSteven Tyler and Joe Perry didn't mince words when asked about Kiss in a recent radio interview. Tyler admitted he never cared for his counterpart's music after calling them "a comic book rock band." With Gene Simmons and company also doing media rounds to promote a new album, one expects Tyler's comments are only the beginning of an entertaining back-and-forth.

"They've got a couple of hits, but they're more the comic book -- you see them in their speckled faces," Tyler added while talking to the Cowhead Show on Tampa, Fla. rock station WHPT in an interview that aired Wednesday. "I remember when we went out with Kiss in '76 or something, one of our roadies got into a knife fight with their guys. So I hated them ever since."

The singer added that he's learned to like Simmons and Paul Stanley on a personal level since that incident, but his thoughts on their music haven't wavered.

"It is different. A Kiss lick and a Joe Perry lick -- two different worlds. And I, sometimes, depending on the time of day, get offended. I hear that and go, 'It's all right, but do they really mean it?' And, 'What's this all about?' And that's why I think Aerosmith has been around forever. We really do take ourselves seriously."

"It's two different animals,' Perry added. The men are doing interviews to promote their tour and the upcoming 'Music From Another Dimension' album that hits stores on Nov. 6. Aerosmith continue their Global Warming tour on Nov. 8.